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UT Gardens Spring Plant Sale

Filling your garden with beautiful, high performing plants will be easier than ever this year thanks to the experts at UT Gardens. Hundreds of carefully...

Walk: Spring Native Plants

Join leader Bill in an activity to identify spring native flowers and ferns at the Obed River Park. We will meet at the parking area just beyond the...

Native Plants & Biodiversity

Photos will show that native flowers provide a rich and aesthetic variety of colors in a garden throughout the growing season. Native plants are highly...

UT Gardens Gala

Join hosts Keith and Hollianne Carver and celebrate forty years of the UT Gardens in Knoxville! This year's Gala theme, “Conserving the Past, Sustaining the...

Growing Tomatoes: Varieties, Planting, Common Problems, and Solutions

Learn the best varieties, heirloom versus hybrid, seeds and seedlings, planting, and ways to grow them. He will discuss mulching, pinching suckers, watering,...

An Introduction to Tennessee Snakes

We will talk about the snakes that live in our state and how to identify them: where they live, what they eat, and which ones are dangerous. There will be...

Herbs Workshop: Origins, Types, and Uses

Come join us as we explore origins, cultivation requirements, types, and uses of herbs. Handouts as well as examples of herbs will be provided. Also...

Plateau Discovery Garden Tour

Join us for a guided spring tour of the Gardens. Learn about the history of its creation, how it has evolved, and of course, all about the beautiful plants...

Strawbale Gardening and Composting

Straw bales make a great growing medium when properly prepared. Create an instant raised bed to grow herbs, vegetables and ornamental plants. You'll have...

The text Yucky Camp on a yellow oval on a blue background. There are images of a flying bee, a fly, a sun dew plant, and a dung beetle as well.

Slip slop gloop glop go the things in this camp! We’ll have a week of fun learning about some of the gross things in the world like scat and slime along with...